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Gemfibrozil: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects Consumer Information

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...in the following situations: to treat hypertriglyceridemia in Types IV and V hyperlipidemia in patients who present at risk for pancreatitis and who do not respond adequately to diet; to reduce the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) only in Type IIb patients without a history of or symptoms of...

EpiPen Dosage Guide

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EpiPen Dosage Recommended Dosage According to Patient Body Weight • Patients greater than or equal to 30 kg (approximately 66 pounds or more): EpiPen 0.3 mg • Patients 15 kg to 30 kg (33 pounds to 66 pounds): EpiPen Jr 0.15 mg Administration Instructions • Inject the single-dose...

Infliximab Dosage Guide + Max Dose, Adjustments

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...at 0, 2, and 6 weeks followed by a maintenance regimen of 5 mg/kg IV every 8 weeks thereafter; treatment with 10 mg/kg IV may be considered for patients who respond and then lose their response Comments: The infusion should be administered over a period of not less than 2 hours. For patients who...

Gemfibrozil Dosage Guide + Max Dose, Adjustments

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...hypertriglyceridemia in Types IV and V hyperlipidemia in patients who present at risk for pancreatitis and who do not respond adequately to diet; to reduce the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) only in Type IIb patients without a history of or symptoms of existing CHD who have not responded adequately to other...

Cartia XT Dosage Guide

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...respond to lower doses. Maximum antihypertensive effect is usually observed by 14 days of chronic therapy; therefore, schedule dosage adjustments accordingly. The usual dosage range studied in clinical trials was 240 to 360 mg once daily. Individual patients may respond to higher doses of up to 480 mg...

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...strongest relationship to dose. Hypertension: Adjust dosage to individual patient needs. When used as monotherapy, reasonable starting doses are 180 to 240 mg once daily, although some patients may respond to lower doses. Maximum antihypertensive effect is usually observed by 14 days of chronic therapy...

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...: Unless directed by a healthcare professional, this drug should not be used with occlusive dressings. Uses: Relief of corticosteroid-responsive inflammatory and pruritic dermatoses; psoriasis; recalcitrant eczemas, lichen planus, discoid lupus erythematosus, and other conditions which do not respond...

EpiPen: Instructions, Side Effects & Warnings Consumer Information

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...untreated, can lead to death. Each EpiPen or EpiPen Jr auto-injector can be used only 1 time (single-use).   EpiPen works by relaxing muscles in the airways, making breathing easier; it also tightens blood vessels, which helps improve dangerously low blood pressure and helps gastric side effects...

Tequin Side Effects: Common, Severe, Long Term

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...insulin and decreases in serum glucose have been reported. Hypoglycemia, in some cases severe, has occurred in patients being treated with oral hypoglycemic agents, usually within 1 to 3 days of initiating gatifloxacin therapy. Three elderly patients developed severe hypoglycemia that did not respond to...

Tequin Teqpaq Side Effects: Common, Severe, Long Term

Side Effects (Drugs.com)

...patients developed severe hypoglycemia that did not respond to intravenous dextrose until the gatifloxacin was stopped. Hyperglycemia, including nonketotic hyperglycemic coma, has occurred in diabetic patients and previously undiagnosed diabetics, usually within 4 to 10 days of initiating therapy...